It would make critical infrastructure investments in carbon capture and storage so we can have net zero emission--an economy driven by that.

The SCALE Act is estimated to directly and indirectly create nearly 13,000 jobs per year over each of the next 5 years.

anytime we can create union jobs, we are all in.

I think we can all agree that investment in the Nation's defense is absolutely critical to deterring future conflicts.

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. I rise in support of the Delivering for America Act. The post office is a lifeline to rural communities. More than 1,000 people in the district that I serve have written to my office desperate to save…

Today, I rise in support of the HEROES Act. The messages I receive paint a stark picture. Steve, in Rockford, Illinois, prays the unemployment benefits that have saved his home will be extended beyond next week. Sharon, in Moline…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise today to support the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act. So many in our Nation are facing extreme financial insecurity and extreme worry surrounding this global pandemic. And…

I thank Chairman Jeffries for yielding me the time. Mr. Speaker, I rise today as the wife of the sheriff of Rock Island County, Illinois. I also rise today in support of the Justice in Policing Act. I have listened to so many people…

A Boy Scout named Noah from Peoria, Illinois, wrote to me. He heard his city council talking about layoffs in the wake of COVID-19. Noah understands that we have failed towns like his. He wrote: ``Many people are going to lose their jobs…

the President's budget, his proposal is to cut the Healthcare Workforce Program by $824,000,000, or about 50 percent.

So we are in the middle of a public health crisis, not just the coronavirus, but youth vaping.

4 weeks ago we passed the largest economic rescue in American history. Today we replenish some of its most important programs. Behind each program are real people in desperate need of our help: healthcare workers and hospitals in dire need…

I appreciate Chairman Neal for yielding me the time. In my congressional district, I represent more than 9,600 family farms and 90,000 labor households. I have toured my district many times and was fortunate enough to bring the Speaker of…

This is literally what I see as one of the most complicated challenges that our Nation and our world are facing today.

I thank Chairman Nadler for yielding, and I also thank Congressman Johnson for this very important bill. I thank him for his fight on behalf of so many people. I rise today in strong support of the FAIR Act. This is a bill that would end…

I rise also today in support of the FAIR Act and to bring an end to the secret arbitration process that silences victims of harassment and discrimination. This is a fight that we have been waging for years now. It is about doing the right…

And all this could be prevented if the United States Government in this administration, didn't have these kind of policies that is allowing these children to go through this kind of trauma?

I don't care who is in the White House. I don't care if it is a Democrat or Republican.

It is a fact that Russia, a foreign adversary, interfered in our election and even breached the voter database for the State of Illinois, my home State. For the sake of our national security, this is an issue that must be addressed by the…

If we have one single lock that goes down, literally it puts a dead stop to the navigation of our goods.

We need to make sure that we direct Federal investment to the areas with demonstrated need.

There is bipartisan consensus that the United States needs significant investment in our infrastructure to build a strong foundation for a successful economy.

This indicates to me that going after labor unions is more important than keeping workers safe.

there is nothing that is, from a Department of Labor perspective, that is more important than making sure that workers, American workers, always come first.

We are delivering a major victory for American families today, a victory for transparency, integrity, and accountability in our democracy. I am proud to have helped introduce H.R. 1, the For the People Act, because, in every corner of…